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China is not only the number 1 in renewables usage and tech in the world but also the leader in nuclear technologies
China surpassed Germany as the world's largest producer of photovoltaic energy in 2015,[2][3] and became the first country to have over 100 GW of total installed photovoltaic capacity in 2017.[4]
At the end of 2020, China's total installed photovoltaic capacity was 253 GW, accounting for one-third of the world's total installed photovoltaic capacity (760.4 GW)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_China
China witnessed a historic moment with the completion and operation of the world's first fully high-temperature superconducting tokamak device, named HH70, in its eastern Municipality of Shanghai on Tuesday, marking a significant leap forward in global fusion technology development for clean energy.
Tokamak devices, often called "artificial suns," are traditionally large and expensive.
Designed and built by a commercial company, Energy Singularity, the HH70 is smaller and cheaper to produce, paving the way for more commercially viable fusion reactors in the future, said Guo Houyang, co-founder and CTO of Energy Singularity.
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-06-19/China-makes-fusion-tech-breakthrough-with-world-s-first-HH70-Tokamak-1uysdIIXBEk/p.html
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2024/07/worlds-first-fully-high-temperature-superconducting-tokamak-is-chinas-hh70.html
China now leads in fusion research, fusion technological prowess and fusion IP and has paved the way for commercially viable fusion reactors, control of which would give it economic dominance and huge geopolitical leverage while opening a new chapter in human development.
But Beijing has placed more energy bets than HH70.
Decades of persistent policy support, generous funding, domestic supply chains, large-scale manufacturing experience and highly educated workforce have given China dominance of all 21st century energy technologies. Says MIT Prof. Jacopo Buongiorno, “China is the de facto world leader in nuclear technology.” Indeed, not only is China is 10-15 years ahead of the US in fourth-generation nuclear reactors, it also leads in fusion power and has first-mover advantage in pebble bed reactors and thorium power.
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China is the world's leader in electricity production from renewable energy sources, with over triple the generation of the second-ranking country, the United States. China's renewable energy sector is growing faster than its fossil fuels and nuclear power capacity, and is expected to contribute 43% of global renewable capacity growth.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_energy_in_China